Monday, December 31, 2007

New Years Resolution!

New Years Resolution

I'm sick and tired of people "pretending" that
the beginning of a New Year will influence their lives.
I hear people day in and day out these past two
weeks saying that they will begin "running" "cycling"
"change their diets" or what not, but FIRST they
are going to eat as much as they want until Dec 1st.
I say if you aren't doing it NOW, then a New Years
resolution won't make a difference, it'll be like
the year before and year before that with only broken
promises.
As adults why do we continue to lie to ourselves?
Being healthy and losing weight is a way of life,
and that first step and that first pedal has to begin
when you want for it to begin.  So go out there and
ride your bike!  Go put on your running shoes! and
stop making excuses on why NOT to be healthy and
make excuses to go out there and enjoy your life!



Here is a poem that I found online:

sweating under the setting sun
breathing hard, almost done
just a little longer, just keep going
my obvious pain must be showing
muscles screaming, tendons protest
knee joints aching, needing a rest
my legs, they argue wiht my brain
this is too far!  are you insane?!
and yet they persist, following orders
on the brink of heat exhaustion my condition borders
youre almost there, you can make it
dont slow down, you can take it
sweating under the setting sun
breathing hard, finally done



Finally, it looks like a got a late Christmas present but I told my buddies at Reebok that my shoes were dirty from the Honolulu Marathon, I asked if I should wash them outside with a hose or just toss them in the washing machine.  His response was don't through them in the washing machine!  I'll just send you some more shoes.  I am NOT going to argue with that!   :)
I have run 113 miles this month and to be honest I probably took a week and a half off, so I am kinda proud of that!

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Saturday, December 29, 2007

End of the Year Video!

I know a lot of you wonder what it is that I do exactly other than just travel the nation.
I hope that this video helps!

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Merry Christmas!



I hope that everyone got what they wanted!
Have a great holiday!

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Sunday, December 16, 2007

From Sun to Snow...

This is what my day looks like tomorrow morning "yeah.... ."

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Saturday, December 15, 2007

Weapon of Choice

First off.. don't leave your camera laying around when you are home with family, some people are known to take pictures while others are attempting to catch up on Jet lag.

I also saw this spelling error "again" and "again" I figured that they had broad casted it so much that it would have been removed.  I have to admit that it was easy for me to take this photo.

it should say:
Down from "THIRD" floor balcony... this was from the whole mall massacre when it was breaking news at that time.
And last... thanks to Reebok for hooking me with the kicks for the Honolulu Marathon.

My days in Hawaii passed too fast and my days at home where even shorter.  I fly out to Indianapolis tomorrow, I am only suppose to be there for three days and nothing more... I hope that this stays true.  As the Crocs Marathon Tour has ended for the year I will be starting up again with a boat show in San Diego California right after the new year.  It should be fun since I don't mind experiencing new events!

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Friday, December 14, 2007

MarathonFoto - The World's Leader in Race Photography





Here are some pics from the Marathon.

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Monday, December 10, 2007

The Honolulu Marathon

When I first signed up for the event I had tons of different things that I was going to say... to be honest I didn't even know if I would be able to finish.  I don't consider myself to be a runner and I especially do not consider myself to be a marathoner.
I signed up for several reasons... Ever since I started this tour the numbers 26.2 basically have been haunting me.
I usually have to work the finish line and or make a drive across the country right after the event.  This was my last event for the year and I did not have to work the finish line since Nike was a title sponsor we were not allowed to be there.
I had a lot of peer pressure to end the year off with a bang, all the other vendors that I have grown to know and grown to love.  We have shared our lives with each other and now we share the Honolulu Marathon.

I can only say thanks for all of the support that I have been provided...
this was for all of my:
Friends
Virtual friends
&
Family...

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Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Winter Challenge

I entered this winter challenge on the Nike+ website to see who could hit 50 miles before the year ends... I thought that I had an advantage and I could kill some good miles because I am in Hawaii right now!
Well this was my run today...

and apparently the date on my ipod is wrong and the challenge started on the 3rd but at 11pm!!! and my ipod is still set around 2-3 am
so basically I missed out on those miles :(
I am going to talk to my friends at Nike today to see what they can do to help IF there is a way to change it!

Monday, December 03, 2007

Today's Jog in Honolulu

This is a test to see if it works



It's just proof that I've been jogging! ;)
Looks like I sucked at the end haha, and the dates wrong cause my laptop sucks! At least I think that's the prob !

Sunday, December 02, 2007

Peace Out Las Vegas...

My journey is coming to an end and Vegas was the second to last event for the year.
Today I am boarding a plane to fly out to Honolulu for the Marathon.  It is a pretty long expo and I will be there until the 10th.  With all of this COLD weather going on I really can't wait until I get here!  The bad part is that after Hawaii I will be flying to Indianapolis for about a week to help finalize the tour.
here are the pics:

below is one of the generators for the Hoover Dam.  This is truly a rare site!  This is the first time in 26 years that they are not turning, they are off for maintenance!



While in Vegas, my g.f. , my good friend Heidi, her father and I all crashed a VIP party for the Hawaiian Tropics restaurant.

it's what we do ;)

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Wednesday, November 28, 2007

RE: Vegas

Went home for a couple of days for some needed R&R!
Just flew out this afternoon and I am here in Vegas "again."  If anyone wants to visit me while I am here, I have a decently sized room... you would only have to pay for airfare ;)

The deal is that I will be here until Sunday then it's off to Hawaii for the Honolulu Marathon.  That should be pretty fun.  I do not know how long I will be staying, I "might" just stay an extra week as a personal vacation, I will play it by ear to see what happens!

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Saturday, November 24, 2007

Philly to Vegas Pics --

Here are the pics that I promised... these are mostly pics from Philly to Vegas as the title says ;)





I probably shouldn't post all of these Vegas pics since I am going back in a couple of days!  :)
But.. it is where I spent my Thanksgiving.








The second to last pic is for BikeDrool, I know that he'll appreciate that!
I spend some time with some friends... too bad I forgot my camera "not like me!"  but, it has to happen sometime!

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Friday, November 23, 2007

Philly Teaser

Found this pic that was e-mailed to me

I'm such a wuss when it comes to the cold weather!  But even peeps from "Wyoming" complained that it was really really cold!
I am in the Vegas airport right now on my way home to Texas for a couple of days.... YES!!!!  Some warm air "finally!"

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Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Philly to Vegas

I have pics from the Philadelphia Marathon.  Right now I am on the road though making myself across the country one mile at a time.
I will be in Vegas today and will probably spend it there.  I get a couple of days off to go back home and see my family, friends, and dogs  :)
After my small break I will fly back to Vegas for the Marathon.  Afterwards I will be flying out to Honolulu, Hawaii for the Marathon.  I get some days to myself after then event there also, so I basically have no reason NOT to have any cool pics while I am there! 
!

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Friday, November 16, 2007

Something for the Weekend

I know that I am a little behind, but I've been pretty busy.  After the Richmond, VA Marathon I was able to find a way to head to my home town.  Always know your roots I say!
I don't truly have a place to call home since I was born a military brat and spent 17 years in "involuntarily."
There are TONS of pics... so I will probably only post a few and if you care to look at my flickr account that will probably be your best bet!
For the Richmond Marathon there was an after concert... it was "The Alex Band"


Below are a lot pics from one of the places I call home... Havelock, NC.






















This is only a small amount of the pictures that I have uploaded to flickr and uploaded to my blog...
The majority of them are from "Tryon Palace" "For Macon" "New Bern" and Havelock, NC.

Now that you are done playing around... can I have my camera back now please?

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